By Admin 
A new major attack has taken place in the ongoing war between America and Iran. Iran attacked two foreign oil tankers in the Persian Gulf, including a ship of an American company. The attacks caused massive fires on board the ships, killing one person and 38 crew members who were rescued safely. Iran itself has taken responsibility for these attacks.
Iran attacked with underwater drone
According to Iranian state broadcaster IRIB, the attack was carried out by an underwater drone, due to which both tankers were blown up. The attack took place in Iraq’s territorial waters near Basra. The names of the ships are:
- Safesea Vishnu (Marshall Islands flagged, owned by US company Safesea Transport Inc.)
- Zefyros (Maltese flag, Greek owner)
The attack took place at a time when Iran had already warned that any ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz would be set on fire. Iran says it will not spare any ship carrying oil belonging to America, Israel or their allies. The Strait of Hormuz is the world’s most important oil route, through which about 20% of global oil (about 13 million barrels) passes daily.
Iran’s attacks continue despite Trump’s claims
Before this attack, America had claimed that its forces had destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying ships near the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump said the US had hit Iran ‘harder than any country in history’, and the war would soon end because ‘there is nothing left in Iran worth targeting.’ Despite this, Iran is still attacking.
The war has now reached its 12th day. In response to America and Israel’s Operation ‘Epic Fury’, Iran launched drone-missile attacks on many countries in the Middle East. Due to this, oil prices are skyrocketing and shipping traffic has almost stopped. It is having a direct impact on big countries of the world like China, India and Japan.